1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1976–77 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1976–77 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions; ECAC Metro tournament Champions
1977 NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Independent
Record	22–9
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	John Kresse; Brian Mahoney;
Captain	Glen Williams
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

The Redmen won the ECAC Metro tournament after beating Seton Hall in the final.^[1]

Roster

1976–77 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	-	Gordon Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Bay Shore	Bay Shore, NY
G	-	Bernard Rencher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Mater Christi/Notre Dame	Elmhurst, NY
G	-	Bill Clarke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Rosedale, NY
G/F	-	Kevelin Winfree	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Alexander Hamilton	Brooklyn, NY
F	-	Wayne Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G	-	Reggie Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii	New York, NY
G	4	Tom Calabrese	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Cliffside Park	Cliffside Park, NJ
F	24	George Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	New Utrecht	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	32	Glen Williams (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Laurinburg Prep	St. Thomas, USVI
C	33	Paul Berwanger	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	RS Jr	Cornwall Central/Boston College	Cornwall, NY
F	35	Cecil Rellford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Sr	Suncoast/Kentucky State	Riviera Beach, FL
F	44	Rudy Wright	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Long Island City	Queens, NY
C	52	Tom Weadock	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	RS Sr	Power Memorial\San Jacinto	New York, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/26/76*		Brown Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 79-65	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/27/76*		Fairfield Lapchick tournament championship	W 87-65	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/76*		vs. Davidson	W 58-57	3-0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
12/04/76*		Vanderbilt	W 63-53	4-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/11/76*		Rutgers	W 86-70	5-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/17/76*	No. 20	vs. Southern Methodist Volunteer Classic	W 87-71	6-0	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
12/18/76*	No. 20	at Tennessee Volunteer Classic	L 81-86	6-1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
12/28/76*		vs. No. 3 San Francisco Rainbow Classic	L 70-80	6-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/76*		vs. Temple Rainbow Classic	W 59-49	7-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/76*		vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic	W 56-52	8-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
01/08/77*		Rhode Island	W 82-67	9-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/10/77*		at Iona	L 66-68	9-3	Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
01/12/77*		at St. Joseph's	W 74-57	10-3	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/15/77*		Manhattan	L 67-71	10-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/19/77*		Temple	W 66-50	11-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/22/77*		Princeton	W 75-50	12-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/25/77*		Villanova	L 63-65	12-5	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
01/29/77*		Oregon	W 61-51	13-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/02/77*		Georgetown	W 82-66	14-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/05/77*		Niagara	W 72-66	15-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/09/77*		at Army	W 57-55 ^OT	16-5	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
02/12/77*		at Fordham	W 83-63	17-5	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/15/77*		at Seton Hall	L 69-75	17-6	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
02/19/77*		at No. 20 Syracuse	L 55-79	17-7	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
02/21/77*		Howard	W 92-69	18-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/23/77*		Boston College	W 92-69	19-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/26/77*		No. 12 Providence	L 66-69	19-8	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/28/77*		at Holy Cross	W 62-61	20-8	Hart Recreation Center Worcester, MA
ECAC Metro tournament
03/03/77		vs. Manhattan ECAC Metro Semifinal	W 73-64	21-8	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
03/03/77		vs. Seton Hall ECAC Metro Final	W 83-73	22-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/12/77*		vs. No. 19 Utah NCAA Regional Quarterfinal	L 68-72	22-9	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	27	Glen Williams	Milwaukee Bucks
5	93	Cecil Rellford	Phoenix Suns
7	140	Tom Weadock	New York Knicks

References

^ "83-73 Win Sends Redmen Into NCAA Tournament". Scrantonian-Tribune. March 6, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "83-73 Win Sends Redmen Into NCAA Tournament". Scrantonian-Tribune. March 6, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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